See the Community Standards for Downtown Development of MRCDC-owned properties
In the first half of 2020, the MRCDC embarked on a large-scale community engagement initiative, with the intention of gaining insight into what the community’s priority goals are for the group’s downtown property holdings. This process included the use of […]
Community leaders take part in the Launch Sto-Rox Incubator: Remixer event. GROW STO-ROX To open an NAACP chapter, 100 signatures are needed, each accompanied by $30 for the annual membership fee. In distressed communities that membership fee can become the […]
The approximately 50,000 square foot former Linder’s Fine Furnishings and Rugs complex located between Thompson Avenue and Yunker Street in McKees Rocks has found a new lease on life thanks to the work of the McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. […]
Simple it’s not… The stabilization and ultimate redevelopment of the former Bank of McKees Rocks building located at 602 Chartiers Ave. in McKees Rocks is just one of several downtown development projects being tackled by the McKees Rocks Community Development […]
Members of the Sto-Rox Family Health Center including Sara Silvestri, MD; Tim Krall, DMD; and Patrick Perry, DMD received recognition in the form of local gift cards from MRCDC for their hard work during the pandemic. 2020 RECAP – Challenges […]
Emery Malachowski is originally from Lowell, Mass., and is a recent transplant to the Pittsburgh area. As an AmeriCorps VISTA, they will join the MRCDC team during 2021 and assist with a wide variety of activities to build engagement with […]
Green Grocer will now offer free, weekly delivery of fruit and vegetables to 15136 and 16 other Zip codes where they held physical markets in the past. Green Grocer is a mobile farmer’s market program that operates in your community. […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) is excited to again be recognized for its work on the Roxian Theatre project. This time the honor is for embodying the theme of Pennsylvania’s statewide historic preservation plan, #PreservAtionHappensHere, with a Pennsylvania State […]
MRCDC is looking to engage an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) member to assist in supporting major planning and development efforts. In supporting MRCDC’s effort in the Sto-Rox communities, the VISTA member will be working in alignment with the organizational […]
Development 101: Learn about real estate and property development through online series
Have you ever wondered how commercial property changes hands, or what the process of developing vacant land looks like? What about the role of the community in building decisions? Well if you have, you’re in luck! In partnership with Omicelo […]
